Meaning

2 senses

  1. A person or thing that is to be deplored.

  2. (US, derogatory, neologism, specifically)A supporter of Donald Trump.

Examples

11 sentences

  1. What a deplorable thing to do!

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  2. The road is in a deplorable state.

    ruДорога в плачевном состоянии. — odexed

    deDie Straße befindet sich in einem bedauernswerten Zustand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. This is a deplorable state of affairs.

    ruЭто плачевное положение дел. — odexed

    deDas ist ein bedauerlicher Mißstand. — Waldelfe

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  4. It is deplorable that she is so selfish.

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  5. The roads of this city are in deplorable condition.

    ruДороги в этом городе в плачевном состоянии. — Balamax

    Balamax · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its

The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its etymon Late Latin dēplōrābilis + English -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’). Dēplōrābilis is derived from Latin dēplōrō (“to bemoan, complain about; to bewail, lament, deplore”) + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’); while dēplōrō is from dē- (intensifying prefix) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain; to lament, deplore”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). By surface analysis, deplore + -able.

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Forms

plural: deplorables
Singulardeplorable
Pluraldeplorables

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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